Digital Art Platforms and Tokenization WISe.ART "The Renaissance of Art in the Digital Age: Navigating Tokenization and Platforms"
Digital art platforms and tokenization have revolutionized the way we create, buy, and sell art. In this roundtable, we will explore the burgeoning world of digital art platforms and how tokenization is creating new avenues for artists and collectors alike. The discussion will cover the impact of blockchain technology on art provenance and authenticity, the rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Digital Tweens and the democratization of art investment. Industry leaders, digital artists, and blockchain experts will provide insights into the evolving marketplace and the legal, ethical, and economic implications of this digital art paradigm shift.
Date & Time | January 17, 2024 From 18.00 – 19:00 PM CET |
Location | Hotel Europe Davos |
Format / Description | Digital Art Platforms and Tokenization WISe.ART “The Renaissance of Art in the Digital Age: Navigating Tokenization and Platforms” |
Attendees | Cindia Luest, Author, Culture Curator, and Founder of Spice Journeys Monty Metzger, CEO & Founder at LCX – Regulated Digital Assets Exchange Antoine Sarraute, Co-founder Wakweli | Blockchain & Tokenized Assets | Computer Scientist Carlos Moreira, Founder, Chairman and CEO at WiseKey Georg Bak, ART ADVISOR | Crypto + Blockchain Art | NFT | Digital Art | Generative Art | Vintage Computer Art (1960s) | Photography | Art Law | Art Brokerage 20th / 21st Century Modern & Contemporary Art Yves Holenstein, Head of Custody & Staking, Bitcoin Suisse AG Andreas Moreira, Chief Innovation Officer, WISeKey SA Andrew Forson, Head of Growth at Hasgraph Group Angela Pan, CEO and Founder of NFT.PRO |
Moderated by | Sixtine Crutchfield, Art Director of WISe.ART entrusted NFT Platform |
Question
- **For Digital Art Platforms Representatives:**
– “How are digital art platforms leveraging blockchain technology to change the way art is created, displayed, and sold?”
– “Can you discuss the impact of tokenization on artists’ ability to monetize their work and reach a global audience?” - **For Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Experts:**
– “How does blockchain technology enhance the authenticity and provenance tracking of digital art?”
– “What are the most significant challenges and opportunities you foresee in the intersection of cryptocurrency and the art market?” **For Digital Artists:**
– “How has the rise of NFTs and digital twins impacted your creative process and the way you engage with your audience?”
– “In your experience, how does tokenization affect the artistic value and the perception of digital art?”**Legal and Ethical Perspectives:**
– “What are the key legal and ethical considerations emerging from the sale and ownership of digital art, especially concerning NFTs?”
– “How can artists and collectors navigate issues related to copyright and intellectual property in the digital art space?”**For All Panelists:**
– “How do you envision the future of digital art platforms and tokenization, especially in the context of emerging technologies?”
– “Can you discuss the role of digital art and NFTs in democratizing art investment and accessibility?”
– “What steps can be taken to ensure a more inclusive and diverse digital art ecosystem?”**Economic Implications:**
– “How is the digital art market influencing traditional art market economics, and what trends should investors be aware of?”
– “What potential does the digital art market hold for new forms of investment and wealth generation?”
Our speakers
Sixtine Crutchfield
Art Director of WISe.ART entrusted NFT Platform
Sixtine studied at the University of Denver, USA for a Bachelor of Mass Communications including History of Art and History of Theatre. After graduating, she landed her first job with the Jan Krugier gallery where she became a proficient art dealer before moving to Australia.
Sixtine worked for the Australia Council, Brown’s Mart Community Arts in Darwin, NT where she was responsible for the arts development among the local and Aboriginal Communities. She returned to Melbourne and among other things, Sixtine taught French at the Alliance Française. It is there that she met Ken Armstrong and together they built a futuristic eco tourism facility on Phillip Island. She then completed a Corporate Law degree from the University of Sydney, NSW.
Upon returning to Geneva with her family, Sixtine opted for a career change and was employed as a client relationship manager at Banque Edouard Constant. This period included the introduction of the Euro currency and concerns relating to the Y2k/Millenium potential IT bug. As part of the Bank’s training programme, Sixtine was given the opportunity to study at the Geneva Business School. This was the start of a long relationship that continues with the Geneva Business School.
In 2003, Jan Krugier invited her to become Managing Director of the gallery. It was during a business trip to Moscow to set up an Art show that Sixtine was asked to manage the event and she decided to leave the gallery once again to take on the new challenge. After that, she was involved in the development of ArtbyGeneve, the Moscow and Salzburg World Fine Art Fairs, Art & Jewels Baku, ArtMallorca, as well as the development of two state-of-the-art Freeport facilities in Singapore and Luxembourg.
In August 2020, the Geneva Business School should have celebrated its 25th anniversary. Instead, to embrace the next quarter of a century, Sixtine designed a new MBA specialising in Fine Art International Management (FAIM) whereby art experts and market specialists will share their professional experience with students who can attend courses online or in person in Geneva. The MBA programme will commence in September 2021.
Carlos Creus Moreira
Founder, Chairman and CEO at WiseKey
Carlos Moreira began his career as a UN expert on IT, eSecurity and Trust Models, working for ILO, UN, UNCTAD, ITC/WTO, World Bank, UNDP, ESCAP from 1983 to 1998. A recognized early stage pioneer in the field of digital identity, he was also Adjunct Professor of the Graduate School of Engineering Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology from 1995 to 1999 as well as Head of the Trade Efficiency Lab at the Graduate School of Engineering at RMIT.
In 1999, he founded the Geneva-based online data security firm WISeKey, where he currently serves as Chairman and CEO. Mr Moreira’s unique profile, which combines extensive high level international diplomacy experience and emerging technologies expertise, has positioned him as a distinctive authority, thought leader, and entrepreneurial force in today’s digital world where the acquisition and trusted protection of a digital identity has become an essential step for citizens and entities across the globe. He is a Member of the UN Global Compact, Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council, Founding Member World Economic Forum Global Growth Companies.
Cindia Luest
Author, Culture Curator, and Founder of Spice Journeys
Author of “The Spice Temple” novel and founder of Spice Journeys, a literary, luxury and lifestyle company with a mission to innovate storytelling. Creating audio / visual experiences, products for sensory storytelling, and linking narrative to the metaverse, NFTs, gaming, entertainment and luxury brand alliances. Generative art to come in an upcoming literary app.
More about “The Spice Temple” novel at www.spicejourneys.com
Stories from Spice Journeys at spicejourneys.substack.com
Antoine Sarraute
Co-founder Wakweli | Blockchain & Tokenized Assets | Computer Scientist
Antoine Sarraute is Co-Founder of Wakweli, a decentralized certification protocol issuing certificates of authenticity for NFTs with a multi-chain & community-powered approach, on a mission to build back trust in the web3 ecosystem. Active in decentralized technologies since 2011 and specifically blockchain since 2017, he worked with several projects in web3, AI & fintech and helps them develop sustainable solutions that truly matter. Wakweli is bootstrapped by the visionary EverdreamSoft team in Geneva, the studio behind Spells of Genesis - the first blockchain game ever created with a 2022 NFT-marketcap of 400M$. EverdreamSoft is a founding member of the Blockchain Game Alliance and develops blockchain tooling softwares since 2015. We are regularly present in events around the globe to educate on blockchain technologies and contribute to its adoption by the masses.
Monty Metzger
CEO & Founder at LCX - Regulated Digital Assets Exchange
CEO and Founder at LCX - the Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange. Monty C. M. Metzger is a serial entrepreneur, investor and acclaimed thought leader on the future of digital.
LCX.com is a regulated centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) and new category leader in blockchain - establishing an ecosystem for the new financial world one step at a time. Enabling professional investors to trade, invest and manage crypto assets. LCX is proud member of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Monty found his first Internet company back in 1998, since then he co-founded several tech companies, co-founded a future technology consultancy with offices in Beijing, Tokyo, Munich and New York, then founded a registered Venture Capital Fund in Luxembourg as General Partner and invested in outstanding technology companies globally.
Acclaimed Keynote Speaker and Futurist: http://blog.monty.de/keynote-speaker. Author of Mobile Future 2020 (published 2009) and Digital Future 2030. Speaker and Delegate at Conferences such as World Economic Forum WEF Davos, Abu Dhabi Media Forum, Blockchain Symposium Oman, Digital Leadership Forum Hong Kong, DLD Conference, Mobile World Toronto, Monaco Media Forum, Risk Minds International, Skoll World Forum Oxford, Spark Conference Montenegro, FIA Mobility Conference Tokyo and others.
Founding Partner at Digital Leaders Ventures (DLV) - investing in technology companies globally.
Founder at Digital Leaders, a network of some of the most influential leaders hosting executive programs, learning journeys and immersion tours to Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, Beijing, Bangalore, Seoul or Tokyo.
Yves Holenstein
Head of Custody & Staking, Bitcoin Suisse AG
Digital transformation, Strategy and innovation expert with over 15 years of management experience, on both a national and international level, with financial services, pharmaceutical and media clients.
Passionate about the potential of disruptive technologies like Blockchain & DLT, IoT and Artificial Intelligence to redefine business relationships and how to translate this potential into sustainable business advantage. This demands new operating models incorporating people, customers and risk management.
Andreas Moreira
Chief Innovation Officer, WISeKey SA
Computer Science graduate from University of Webster and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Andreas Moreira joined WISeKey in 2017 as a consultant in distributed ledger technologies and cryptocurrency. Since then, he has taken over a role of project manager for WISeKey's line of solutions and leverage his passion for innovative technology to oversee the development of the WISeKey suite of applications.
Andrew Forson
Head of Growth at Hasgraph Group
An experienced business, finance, IT and Blockchain professional comfortable working in an international environment. I author textbooks and courseware, and deliver management and executive education and training programmes. I am an internet and blockchain systems software developer.
Angela Pan
CEO and Founder of NFT.PRO
Graduated from Simon Fraser University in Canada. Has received the Entrepreneurial Elements Management Certification from Harvard Business School and the Canadian Supernova U30 Technology Enterprise Leaders. Keen market insight and strategic implementation capabilities. In 2016, founded Eyexpo Dianzhen Technology. Led the technical team focusing on the research and development of ER virtual reality technology to obtain nearly a hundred technology patents, software and commercial patents, and gradually completed the ecological construction of ER virtual reality technology, becoming Dianzhen Yuan. The cosmic ecology has laid a solid foundation.